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Table 1 Load to failure, stiffness and displacement results for the 4 repair techniques

From: Biomechanical comparison of vertical suture techniques for repairing radial meniscus tear

 

Double Vertical Cross

Double Vertical

Hybrid

Double Horizontal

Load to Failure, N

276.81,2± 39.5

2411± 30.3

237.61± 25.2

148.5 ± 22.3

Stiffness, N/mm

60.71 ± 13.6

55.31 ± 17.0

52.11 ± 8.6

30.5 ± 7.2

Cyclic Loading displacement, mm

 100 cycles

0.7 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

 300 cycles

1.1 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.3

 500 cycles

1.3 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. 1Significantly different from Double Horizontal (P < 0.05)
  3. 2Significantly different from Hybrid (P < 0.05)